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Oxygen

Do you ever feel trapped? The air around you heavy? Your mind is lost and unfocused? You find yourself in a one-man pity party.... Everyone has at some point, some more than others. But just when you are at your lowest, you get a smile and a hug with a side of  "I love you" from your kids. A "the house looks nice, honey" from the honey. A call from an old friend,  just to say hi. Comments on your blog or posts on your FB wall.....someone thought of you that day. It makes you smile and you take a deep breath....a fresher, lighter breath. Like fresh oxygen.

A long time ago I was told, in a classroom setting of some kind, about having a personal bucket. Now everyone has a bucket and when you do something nice for someone, you add a little bit of "happy" to their bucket. It's nice to see the smiles on the faces and hear the "thank you. I needed that today"s....it fills your own bucket just a bit. In theory, the more you do for others, or service, as some people refer to it, the more your bucket fills...lifting and helping you carry on about your life in a positive way.

Sadly, there are negative forces that like to tip your bucket over or pokes holes in the bottom so your "happy" leaks out and you become sad and overcome with heavy, trapped, and unfocused feelings...and then the cycle begins again with more encouragement from your family and friends. Isn't that why we're here? Isn't that why we have each other? To patch the holes in the bottom of the bucket and fill it again?

Never think twice about saying something nice, you never know who's bucket may be low.

Encouragement is oxygen to the soul.  Breathe deep and share the love.

This video added some "happy" to my bucket today....I am grateful for what I have.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc4HGQHgeFE